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Derecho. A derecho ( / ˈdɛrətʃoʊ /, from Spanish: derecho [deˈɾetʃo], 'straight') [1] is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms known as a mesoscale convective system. [2] Derechos cause hurricane-force winds, heavy rains, and flash floods.
The derecho weakened considerably when the July 2011 Iowa-Illinois-Michigan-Ohio derecho sucked the instability and moisture from the storm over Lake Michigan. The derecho traveled more than 400 miles (640 km) and produced nine tornadoes in North Dakota and Western Minnesota. July 2011 Iowa-Illinois-Michigan-Ohio derecho: July 11, 2011 [32]
2024 Houston derecho. From the evening of May 16, 2024, to midday May 17, 2024, a derecho struck the Gulf Coast of the United States from Southeast Texas to Florida, causing widespread damage, particularly in the city of Houston and surrounding metropolitan area. [7] At least seven people were killed by the storms, dubbed the Houston derecho by ...
One of the tornado-warned storms passed over Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, forcing flights to be temporarily grounded at the major travel hub. O'Hare International Airport posted a ...
July 16, 2024 at 12:13 PM. The storm that Iowans experienced Monday was part of a derecho. “The derecho began in Iowa and went through portions of Illinois and southern Wisconsin into Indiana ...
The official scientific criteria of a derecho, as described by the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center, pertains to a swath of wind damage that must extend either continuously or ...
The August 2020 Midwest derecho was a powerful derecho affecting the Midwestern United States on August 10–11, 2020, primarily eastern Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. It caused high winds and spawned an outbreak of weak tornadoes. Some areas reported torrential rain and large hail. [ 2][ 7][ 1]
CHICAGO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A clearer picture of damage to crops in the path of last week's derecho storm emerged on Wednesday, as crop scouts on an annual tour scrambled across blown over corn ...